Can I tank without backpeddle?

[Awake]

Can you back pedal? Sure. As a 5th turn coil tank and former top .5% of all PVPers on the World of Warcraft (where you must move behind and keep your target- a thinking PLAYER trying to prevent you from doing so- to stop them from using abilities or die) I would merely ask SHOULD you back pedal?

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[Masenken]

I use a controller, I do back pedal for small adjustments but if I need to get out of dodge, I just drop my lock on and run, then simply lock back on as I run back. Literally just uses one button... as for avoiding cones, strafing all the way... even if against multiple targets, crazy fun dance moving to the gap in the cone, though I'm still not against simply running depending on the situation. Unless the monster's AoE is absurdly small, never back pedal. You're just dooming yourself for no reason.